So my workout schedule for this week has already gone down the crapper. So has my eating, but that's a whole other ordeal.
Anyways, my back pains progressively got worse as yesterday wore on. So, I didn't make it to the gym this morning as I had originally planned. I'm not so sure I'm going to make it back there at all this week - which totally ticks me of because I was starting to get into a routine. I really enjoy working out in the mornings. I asked my mom to do a spinning class with me Saturday morning but now I'm not sure if I'm even going to be able to do that! ~argh~
For those of you who may not know the extent of my back issues they suck. The result of seeing about 3 different neurologists and going through two MRI's is this: I was born with a narrow spinal column, I have arthritis that has developed in my spine between my shoulder blades, I have three herniated disks between L3/L4, L4/L5 and L5/S1 (that's your bottom three disks for any who may not know) that bulge all different directions - one bulges left, one bulges right and one bulges in the middle, so as a result of all the bulging, my sciatic nerve is pinched down both legs. So yeah, I'm falling apart and I'm ONLY 26!!
For those of you who have already heard the list of ailments, I apologize and your earlier eye roll when I started listing things off is forgiven. ;) But seriously, I do try to not moan and whine about my stupid back all the time because I know that lots of people have back issues. I don't want the pity party anyways. I just have to take it into consideration with every aspect of my life and need those in my life to understand that.
I know what you're thinking - how can I even think about running?! Well, surprisingly, running is the only thing that has gotten me weight loss results without causing me any pain. The elliptical is NOT my friend - my toes go numb.
Alright, enough whining. Sorry about that. Its just really annoying because my stupid back interferes with so much of my life.
About my eating. Yeah. Well. Things aren't going quite as planned... You see, today is Jason's birthday but he's got a union meeting after work tonight, class after work tomorrow and we've got my office christmas party thursday night so we decided to go out to eat for his birthday last night to celebrate. Let's just say that Lacey loves bar food and the bar food loves me back right along with the Long Island Iced Tea that I drank (yes, only one) to help with my back pain lol. Well, naturally I got sick after we got home because I'm not used to eating all that crap so I zonked out on the couch at like 8:00 trying not to move because everytime I did, I got naseous (or however you spell it). I weighed myself this morning and I was up 2.5 pounds. Freaking awesome. And now I can't workout due to aforementioned ailments so I'm pretty much a porker and totally feeling like it.
Alright, I'm done wallowing in my misery. On to bigger and better things. My favorite blogger I follow (that'd be you Kelsalynn - seriously there are so many similarities between us its freaky sometimes!) has done a little reflecting in her last couple of posts. Her most recent one is her goals for 2010. (HOLY COW! 2010!) I'm going to follow suit and think of my goals for the next year and possibly do a little reflecting on what I have accomplished in 2009.
For 2010, my goals are going to cover a range of things, though. Obviously I'm going to have fitness/weight loss goals and our monetary goals (duh, that's, like, why I started this blog) but I'm also going to include some things that I've been telling myself (in my head, usually while driving to work) that I need to either get back into or accomplish. I've never really done the "New Year's Resolutions" thing because frankly, I'd lose the little slip of paper out of my wallet, but I think this way I'll have a good way to be able to look back at things and track my progress.
So, my goal this week is to rest my back so that I can at least do my originally planned spinning classes on Friday and Saturday, eat what I had originally planned for this week, and work on my goals for 2010. Oh, and I can't forget to return/renew my library books on Friday (note to self).
In closing, I'm not sure when I'll post again but when I do, it will be with a purpose and a plan (oh yay! i love lists and plans!).
I hope all of you have a fantastic week! (haha I act like I have all of these followers when really I'm probably just talking to myself. Hilarious this little world I've created in my head! I promise, no padded walls are neccessary!)
I'm leaving you (there i go again with my imaginary followers) with a few quotes - some of which are directed right back at myself:
Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. ~Anthony J. D'Angelo, The College Blue Book
If you don't like something change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it. ~Mary Engelbreit
Every day may not be good, but there's something good in every day. ~Author Unknown
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. ~Scott Hamilton
Cheerio!
-Lacey
1 comment:
"Imaginery followers"- that's funny to me. I do the same thing. I say "all you people" as if there's groupies or something. hey, in my head, there totally are!
Thanks for the shout out. I'm sorry to hear about your back pain. I have ailments too but like you, I tend to try to ignore them.
Honestly, if done properly, I think strength training can be a huge benefit to your back. I could be wrong.
Do you follow my husband's blog? You could ask him if you should ice or heat your back or if there are any exercises you can do. He doesn't really like diagnosing without seeing it, but he could give you some advice. He does rehab on people all day!
PS: Stop weighing yourself everyday. It doesn't matter- you will fluctuate just by drinking water. Who cares? =]
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